Indian telecom operator Vodafone Concept (Vi) has introduced the launch of its 5G companies in Malappuram and Kozhikode in Kerala, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nashik in Maharashtra, and 4 cities in Gujarat – Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, and Vadodara – beginning Thursday, July 31, 2025. This growth is a part of Vi’s ongoing 5G rollout throughout 23 cities in its 17 precedence circles, the place the corporate has acquired 5G spectrum, it mentioned in separate statements issued on Wednesday.
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Vi 5G Goes Reside in 8 New Cities
Vi 5G has gone reside in eight cities throughout three circles at present: Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Nashik. Previous to this, Vi mentioned it has already launched 5G companies in 9 cities, together with Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, Mysuru, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Sonipat and Patna.
Limitless 5G Information as an Introductory Provide
Vi customers in these cities with 5G-enabled gadgets can entry Vi 5G companies beginning at present. As an introductory supply, Vi mentioned it’s offering limitless 5G information to customers on plans ranging from Rs 299. Prospects can get pleasure from high-definition streaming, gaming, video conferencing, sooner downloads, and real-time cloud entry.
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Management Speaks on the 5G Launch
Commenting on the launch, George Mathew V, Enterprise Head – Kerala, Vodafone Concept, mentioned: “As we launch Vi 5G in Malappuram and Kozhikode, we’re excited to carry the way forward for connectivity to 2 key cities in North Kerala. With our next-gen 5G alongside our sturdy 4G companies, we purpose to offer extra choices and an enhanced expertise to our customers. We’re dedicated to systematically increasing our 5G footprint throughout Kerala, according to rising demand and 5G handset adoption.”
Commenting on the launch, Rohit Tandon, Operations Director, Vodafone Concept, mentioned: “As we launch Vi 5G in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nashik, we’re excited to carry the way forward for connectivity to 2 extra outstanding cities in Maharashtra. With our next-gen 5G alongside our sturdy 4G companies, we purpose to offer extra choices and an enhanced expertise to our customers. We’re dedicated to systematically increasing our 5G footprint throughout Maharashtra, according to rising demand and 5G handset adoption.”
Commenting on the launch, Naveen Singhvi, Enterprise Head – Gujarat, Vodafone Concept, mentioned: “As we launch Vi 5G in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara, we’re excited to carry the way forward for connectivity to the 4 key cities in Gujarat. With our next-gen 5G alongside our sturdy 4G companies, we purpose to offer extra choices and an enhanced expertise to our customers. We’re dedicated to systematically increasing our 5G footprint throughout Gujarat, according to rising demand and 5G handset adoption.”
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Partnership with Nokia and Ericsson
In Kerala, Maharashtra, and Gujarat, Vi has partnered with Ericsson to deploy superior, energy-efficient infrastructure and has carried out AI-powered Self-Organizing Networks (SON) to robotically optimize community efficiency. In Gujarat, Vi has additionally partnered with Nokia to deploy comparable infrastructure.
4G Community Upgrades
Community Upgrades in Kerala
In parallel with its 5G rollout, Vi mentioned it has additionally considerably upgraded its 4G community in Kerala to ship enhanced protection, sooner information speeds, and total superior consumer expertise. Vi additionally launched 4G companies in Lakshadweep islands in November final 12 months. Since March 2024, it has deployed 900 MHz spectrum in over 1400 websites to strengthen indoor protection, deployed 2100 MHz spectrum on 4300 websites, augmented capability by layer addition and augmented spectrum bandwidth, enhancing each attain and information site visitors dealing with capabilities. These upgrades carried out over 15 months from April 2024 to June 2025 have led to a 22 p.c capability enhance in Kerala, Vi mentioned.
Community Upgrades in Maharashtra and Goa circle
Equally, Vi mentioned it has additionally considerably upgraded its 4G community in Maharashtra and Goa circle. Since March 2024, it has deployed 900 MHz spectrum on over 7,900 websites to strengthen indoor protection, in addition to added 2100 MHz spectrum capability throughout greater than 7,000 websites. Moreover, greater than 2100 new websites have been added throughout 2200 cities.
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Community Upgrades in Gujarat
Vi has additionally considerably upgraded its 4G community in Gujarat. Since March 2024, it has deployed 900 MHz spectrum on greater than 6,300 websites, in addition to upgraded 900 MHz spectrum capability throughout greater than 1100 websites, to strengthen indoor protection. Vi has additionally added 2100 MHz spectrum to greater than 4900 websites. Moreover, over 1500 new websites have been added throughout the State. These community augmentations carried out over 15 months between April 2024 and June 2025 have led to 35 p.c capability enhance in Gujarat, in keeping with Vi.
Vi additional mentioned it stays dedicated to constructing a future-ready community that meets the evolving digital wants of customers and companies.
